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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 6:8-15

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 6:8. Faith.—According to the best texts should be grace (Acts 4:33); the change having probably been made to correspond with Acts 6:5.Acts 6:9. The synagogue which is called, etc., should be of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of, etc. The Rabbis credited Jerusalem with 480 synagogues, but Talmudic information is not perfectly reliable. The Libertines, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians may have attended one synagogue (Holtzmann, Hausrath, Zöckler, Plumptre), and the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 6:1-15

Acts 6:0 ; Acts 7:0 Stephen. From the history of Stephen we learn: I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are mutually repellent; love and selfishness are the opposites of each other; and sooner or later the followers of the one will come into collision with the votaries of the other. The opposition of the ungodly is one of the seals to the genuineness of our discipleship; and if we bear ourselves rightly under it, who can tell but that it may be the occasion of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 6:11-15

Acts 6:11-15 The first Christian Martyr. Look: I. At Stephen as a man. The third verse gives us to understand that he was a man of "honest report:" literally, a man well testified of the public bore him good witness. (1) This means that he was an honest man; and not only honest, but that he had a reputation for honesty. (2) But the words further imply that he was a good man. He was good, and he seemed good. A good character should be clear as glass, or, to use the Biblical illustration,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 6:1-15

Chapter 6Now in those days, when the number of disciples was multiplied ( Acts 6:1 ),We found the Lord adding to the church and now He's multiplying. I love the Lord's mathematics.there arose a murmuring ( Acts 6:1 )Now another problem with this community living that was practiced by the early church sharing everything. Another problem arises here in chapter 6.there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration ( Acts 6:1... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:1-15

Acts 6:1 . A murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews. The original word here rendered Grecians is Hellenists; from Hellen, son of Deucalion, king of Thessalia, who was drowned during the inundation which laid all Thessalia under water, two hundred and forty eight years after the deluge of Ogyges. Erasmus says that the ancient jews called all uncircumcised nations by this name; and so indeed it would seem, for Mark calls the woman of Tyre and Sidon a Hellenist: chap. Acts 7:26. But... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 6:8-15

Acts 6:8-15And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.The last firstI. The points in which Stephen was last.1. His position was entirely subordinate. The deacons were appointed to help the apostles in the lower part of their functions, and even this they did not presume to do without delegation from the apostles. We may imagine, then, the apostles retiring after the ordination to give themselves without distraction to their spiritual exercises. But it... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 6:11-15

Acts 6:11-15Then they suborned men.The accusation of StephenI. Its authors (Acts 6:9). Observe here--1. That moral perversity is common to men of every race. All these men, “Libertines,” etc., differing widely in many respects, agreed in their antagonism to the true and Divine.2. That theological controversy often irritates rather than convinces.II. Its spirit (Acts 6:10)--hostility to a truth which they felt an utter incapacity to deny. An unpalatable truth was forced upon them, despite of all... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 6:11

11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. Ver. 11. Then they suborned ] This they had learned of that old manslayer,John 8:44; John 8:44 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 6:11

they: Acts 23:12-Ezra :, Acts 24:1-1 Chronicles :, Acts 25:3, Acts 25:7, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:13, Matthew 26:59, Matthew 26:60, Matthew 28:12-Ezra :, John 16:3, Romans 3:8 blasphemous: Acts 6:13, Acts 18:6, Acts 26:11, Leviticus 24:16, 1 Kings 21:10-1 Chronicles :, John 10:33-Zephaniah :, 1 Timothy 1:13 against Moses: Acts 7:37-Malachi :, Acts 15:21, Acts 21:20-Song of Solomon :, Acts 21:28, John 1:17, John 5:45-2 Corinthians :, John 9:29, Hebrews 3:2-Deuteronomy : Reciprocal: Exodus... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 6:9-15

VII. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN ITS LAST STRUGGLE AND DISPERSION, Acts 6:8 to Acts 8:4. 2. Zeal and Arraignment of Stephen, Acts 6:9-15 . As the name of Peter stands at the head of the catalogue of apostles to indicate that he was preeminent in character, though possessed of no official authority over the rest, so the name of Stephen (whose name signifies crown) crowns the list of deacons. It was thereby his mission to disturb the delusive repose into which the Pentecostal Church was... read more